scholarly journals Gender Differences in Lifestyle and Mental Health among Senior High School Students in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10746
Author(s):  
Hyunlye Kim ◽  
Kwang-Hi Park ◽  
Suin Park
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior High School Students

Gender differences in health outcomes have long been a concern worldwide. We investigated the gender differences in the lifestyle and mental health status of senior students in general high schools who were preparing for college entrance exams. This secondary analysis was based on data from the 14th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (2018). The data of 8476 students in the third year (12th grade) of general high school, among a total of 60,040 middle and high school students nationwide, were analyzed. Mean and standard error (SE) and weighted percentage data were obtained, and the Rao–Scott χ2 test was performed. Boys reported more risky behaviors related to drinking and smoking, while girls had more negative perceptions of their bodies and overall health. In addition, girls showed unhealthier lifestyle-related behaviors (breakfast, physical activity, weight control) and greater vulnerability to poor mental health, including lower sleep satisfaction, stress, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Our results suggest that education and health institutions should consider the needs of each gender separately. A gender-specific approach to maintaining healthy lifestyles and good health status among senior high school students is highly recommended.

scholarly journals GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CHINESE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ USE OF DISAGREEMENT STRATEGIES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
WAN-YING LUO ◽  
HENG-XING HE
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Senior High School Students

To date, the studies on disagreement strategies in Chinese mainly focus on adults, and relevant research on senior high school students is rare. This study intends to explore gender differences in Chinese senior high school students’ use of disagreement strategies. By adopting a discourse completion task (DCT) and modified Yang’s classification of disagreement strategies (2015), we designed an open-ended questionnaire survey of 12 situations with three social factors (social distance, social status, and sex of hearer) which was distributed among 100 Chinese senior high school students. Then we analyzed all the 96 valid survey responses and did a T-test. The results show that the distribution of disagreement strategies is uneven, with Softened Disagreement Strategy (SDS, 96.96%) dominating, and that there exist significant gender differences in Chinese senior high school students’ use of Neither Softened Nor Strengthened Disagreement Strategy (NSNSDS) (p=0.0330.05). The present study contributes to the understanding of disagreement and gender differences in disagreement strategies and offers implications to communication and EFL teaching for Chinese teenagers.

scholarly journals Adding stress to the stressed: Senior high school students’ mental health amidst the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 113560
Author(s):  
Ioanna Giannopoulou ◽  
Vasiliki Efstathiou ◽  
Georgia Triantafyllou ◽  
Panagiota Korkoliakou ◽  
Athanassios Douzenis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior High School Students

scholarly journals The Quality of Life and Its Relationship With Systemic Family Dynamics and Mental Health in Senior High School Students from Shaanxi, China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Yang ◽  
YiJiang Shang ◽  
Ying Liang ◽  
Haiyue Zhang ◽  
Yifan Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Senior High School Students

Abstract Objective: To explore the quality of life (QoL) status of senior high school students in the Shaanxi Province and the relationship of the QoL with systemic family dynamics and mental health. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study in a sample of 1402 senior high school students; students were asked to complete a questionnaire which comprised the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to assess the QoL, the Self-rating Scale of Systemic Family Dynamics (SSFD) for assessing family functioning, the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) for assessing mental health and general demographic variables. Results: Grades of senior high school students were defined as Grade 1 (first year), Grade 2 (second year), and Grade 3 (third year). Compared to Grade 3 students, Grade 1 students had higher scores in physical functioning, role-emotional, bodily pain, and reported health transition of the QoL over the last one year (P < 0.05). Multiple linear regression showed that the place of residence, subscales of systemic family dynamics, somatization, and depression significantly affected the total QoL score. The results of SEM show that the SCL-90-R score fully mediated the association between the SSFD score and SF-36 score (indirect effect coefficient 0.055; 95% CI, 0.012–0.106; P = 0.042). Conclusion: The QoL score of senior high school students was low, particularly that of Grade 3 students, who consequently need more emotional support. By improving and enhancing systemic family dynamics, the QOL of high school students will improve and discovering and addressing their mental health problems will be easier.

scholarly journals A study of dental health status of senior high school students.

1988 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-647
Author(s):  
Masami YONEMITSU ◽  
Yoshiyuki SASAKI ◽  
Masayuki UENO ◽  
Mitsuo KISHI ◽  
Yoko KAWAGUCHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dental Health Status ◽  
Senior High School Students
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